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The Mountain Is You

Brianna Wiest, 2020

Brianna Wiest treats self sabotage as an unconscious need being met, and shows how to read your triggers, let go of the past and grow into someone new.

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8 parts, about 21 minutes to read.

Why read it

  • Recasts self sabotage as a way of meeting needs and protecting yourself, not weak willpower, and asks what a habit does for you
  • Teaches you to read anger, jealousy and regret as messages, and to take action before you feel like it
  • Replaces waiting for a breakthrough with microshifts, tiny daily choices, plus exercises for releasing the past and imagining a future self

Who it is for

  • People who keep abandoning goals they say they want
  • Chronic worriers who want to think a fear through
  • People rebuilding after a hard time or a painful relationship

What the summary covers

  1. The Mountain and the Breakthrough1 min
  2. The Mountain Is You3 min
  3. There's No Such Thing as Self Sabotage4 min
  4. Your Triggers Are Your Guides3 min
  5. Building Emotional Intelligence3 min
  6. Releasing the past3 min
  7. Building a new future2 min
  8. From self sabotage to self mastery2 min

About the author

  • Brianna WiestAuthor of The Mountain Is You and When You’re Ready, This Is How You Heal
    • Author of the books 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, When You’re Ready, This Is How You Heal, and others
    • Her books have sold millions of copies and are being translated into 40+ languages
    • Holds a B.A. in English from Elizabethtown College
    • Received an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from Elizabethtown College after giving the 2024 commencement address
    • From 2013 to 2017 she read new psychology, philosophy, personal growth, finance and business books at her local Barnes & Noble and took notes in a spiral notebook
    • After college she worked as a journalist for a handful of publications while also sharing her own personal essays
    • She wrote most of The Mountain Is You in Big Sur, California
    • She lives in California

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